Studying for Chem 1220 and two info sessions on Monday and Wed of week 1

[robert zellmer]

I suggest you look at my home page for two important links:

"Studying Methods - 1220"
(http://www.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/~rzellmer/studying/studying_1220.txt.

and

"Some Ways College and High School are Different"
(http://www.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/~rzellmer/studying/college_highsc.pdf)

Both will be very helpful.  This class moves quickly and is very
different than most high school classes and even those you may
have had so far in college.  Studying for this class is different
than what you may have had to do for most of your other
classes.  Please read the material in the above links and pay close
attention to what is stated there and in my original e-mail. Due to
the speed of the class you will actually have to double the times
listed in "Studying Methods - 1220" link since Summer Session
is only 7 weeks.  That means ~ 30 hours studying lecture material
and 6-8 hours for lab.

There are similar additional things about studying on Carmen ("Content" 
tab).
Then  go to the "Introduction" topic.

Yes, this course will be intensive and tough during Summer.  It will not 
leave
much time for other things.  I'm giving you warning of this now so you are
not surprised by the time we finish week one.  Look at the on-line syllabus
and you will see how much we will be covering every week.

Often times students don't really know how to study this type of material.
Chem 1210 was pretty much a repeat of high school chemistry.  Chem 1220
is not and many students find it much more difficult.  While people can 
often
get by in 1210 w/o putting in a tremendous amount of time that is generally
not the case for Chem 1220.  In the past I would hold sessions discussing
how to study after the first midterm.  Even though I will mention things
about studying the first lecture and you can look at the above links, people
often don't pay attention until after not doing well on quizzes and the 
first exam.
Last semester I decided to try holding these sessions the first week.  I'm
going to do that again.  I will hold a one-hour session about how to study
and approach this material after lecture both Monday and Wed.  You can
attend either one.  You are not required to attend either session. I 
think if
you do attend and pay attention to what I tell you and put it to use it will
likely help most of you.  Many of my former students tell me it not only 
helped
them in chemistry courses but many of their other courses.


Dr. Zellmer